Little Canada, MN

GLOBAL VOLUNTEERS

EIN 36-3352680

Children & youth Low-income

Mission

Global Volunteers mobilizes short-term volunteers to advance community-driven, sustainable human and economic development—working hand-in-hand with local leaders to improve the health, education, and well-being of children and families around the world.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About GLOBAL VOLUNTEERS

Global Volunteers is a Minnesota-based international nonprofit (EIN 36-3352680) that organizes short-term, team-based service programs in partnership with local communities to support education, health, nutrition, and family wellbeing. The organization emphasizes locally directed work—volunteers serve under guidance of host partners to tutor and mentor students, assist in clinics and maternal/child health programs, and support community-driven projects. In recent years Global Volunteers has resumed and expanded field programs after the COVID interruption, published regular program updates and blog posts (2024–2026), and updated guidance on tax-deductible volunteer service programs for U.S. taxpayers. The organization reports decades-long commitments in partner communities (including a long-term presence in Iringa, Tanzania) and ongoing maternal/child health and education initiatives launched or highlighted in 2024–2026.

Notable achievements

Volunteer reach

Has mobilized tens of thousands of volunteers since 1984 (the website reports over 40,000 volunteers serving in dozens of countries) and maintains multi-decade partnerships with communities in locations such as Tanzania, Peru, Poland, and China.

Sustained community programs

Operates long-term, locally led programs (for example, continuous work in the Iringa region of Tanzania since the 1980s) and has supported measurable community-level projects including education, nutrition, and maternal health infrastructure in recent years.

Organizational longevity and governance

Founded in 1984, Global Volunteers has maintained nonprofit status, regular audited financial statements, and public reporting consistent with being a donor-facing charity over multiple decades.

At a glance

Total assets: $1.6M
Annual revenue: $3.7M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 36-3352680
Location: Little Canada, MN
Website: globalvolunteers.org
On Mahalo since: September 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

Positive organizational profiles and ratings on nonprofit information platforms (including a Charity Navigator profile and a high transparency/ratings presence on nonprofit data services).

Featured in major national and international media outlets over its history and described in press coverage as an early pioneer of volunteer vacation/service-travel programs.

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